Question 29: Find x knowing \(\frac{{x + 1}}{{ – 2}} = \frac{1}{5}\)

We have

\(\begin{aligned} &\frac{{x + 1}}{{ – 2}} = \frac{1}{5}\\ &5.\left( {x + 1} \right) = – 2 \\ &x + 1 = – \frac{2}{5}\\ &x = – \frac{2}{5} – 1\\ &x = – \frac{7}{5}\end{aligned} \)